This blog was designed to discusss problems around housing the homeless in Australia and to create innovative new housing options. Written from the viewpoint of a rooming house operator. It will be a no nonsence expose of what is really happening behind closed doors whilst we await the decisions of DHS Inquiry into Rooming Houses. Will also cover my views on tax, banking, economic policy issues in both Australia and USA.

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Saturday, 8 October 2011

WELAFRE ORGANISATIONS SAVE HOMELESS WHEN CENTRELINK CUT OFF BENE3FITS

Most tenants in rooming houses no longer work for a living for a multitude of reasons and get their income free of needing to work, save for a couple of visits to Centrelink offices and filling out the various forms ...pretty easy work for

tax free dollars you would think eh? But so many just can’t even bother to do

that on time, consequently Centrelink will breach them and the income stops and

so does the rental income for the landlord/operator. Should I pass on this

information to other potential private operators or investors to scare them

further?

WELFARE ORGANISATIONS

Thankfully

the welfare agencies will come to the rescue on most occasions and offer to

make up the lost income to pay out the rental arrears if the tenant gets off

their butt and makes an application and are still eligible and fulfil the guidelines

and have not already used up his/her lifelines for that year. We do give the

well behaved tenants another chance, [the devil you know is always better than

the next one we don’t know anything about] but that chance comes at a cost of lost

revenue for the several weeks it takes to get that cheque from the kind welfare

organisations.

We do expect

that welfare recipients do the very least and comply with Centrelink guidelines

by attending interviews and filling out the appropriate forms even when the

weather may be inclement.

CENTRELINK STAFF

On the other hand Centrelink Officers should be aware that their clients do not always have wet weather attire or umbrellas to be able to get to their offices on time andwithout running the risk of getting pneumonia. Centrelink Officers are on$50,000pa plusand can afford an air conditioned motor vehicle to get to and from their air-conditioned offices on time each day, but many of their clients cannot always move around efficiently and on time, without making allowances for their various other sufferings of depression, forgetfulnessor lack of public transport fares etc.